Google Apologizes

If you've seen a message like this one when searching Google, you didn't do anything wrong. At least, probably not. Google put this message up because it saw something in your search request that made it think it might...

If you've seen a message like this one when searching Google, you didn't do anything wrong. At least, probably not.

Google put this message up because it saw something in your search request that made it think it might have come from a bot or some other malicious source. As the message explains, Google then shuts out the computer for a period of time, or until you fill in the CAPTCHA.

It's possible that you could see this if another computer on your network is infected. If this is the case, it's time for you to find out. Google also says this behavior can be triggered by aggressive search-engine-optimization tools.